Red Bull RB4

Red Bull RB4

David Coulthard in the Red Bull RB4 at the Canadian Grand Prix
Constructor:	Red Bull
Designer:	Adrian Newey Geoff Willis
Predecessor:	Red Bull RB3
Successor:	Red Bull RB5
Technical specifications
Tires:	Bridgestone on OZ rims
Petrol:	Eleven
statistics
Driver:	9. David Coulthard 10. Mark Webber
First start:	2008 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 18th - - -
World Cup points:	29
Podiums:	1
Leadership laps:	1 over 4.361 km

The Red Bull RB4 was the fourth Formula 1 racing car from Red Bull Racing . The car designed by Adrian Newey took part in all 18 races of the 2008 Formula 1 season and was driven by Scots David Coulthard and Australian Mark Webber . The RS27 V8 engine came from Renault.

The Toro-Rosso driver Sebastian Vettel got the chance to drive David Coulthard's RB4 on February 19 during the test day in Barcelona because he had pinched a nerve. On that day, Vettel completed 110 laps and set the seventh fastest time. At the end of this test day, Mark Webber only had the 17th fastest time after 58 laps, but on that day he also tested a new aerodynamics package.

Season course

The season started with a double failure of both cars. Webber was involved in a start collision and Coulthard collided with Felipe Massa after 25 laps . In the following five races, Webber scored points every time, while Coulthard remained without points. With a third place in subsequent races in Canada , Coulthard achieved his first point placement of the season - it was also the only podium finish for an RB4. One race later, Webber finished sixth again in the points. In the following four races, neither driver scored any points. Again it was Webber, who ensured two more points. This was followed with a seventh place by Coulthard and an eighth place by Webber, which were also the last point placements of the season. The team finished the season in seventh place in the constructors' championship and was still behind the sister team Toro Rosso.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points	rank
Formula 1 season 2008																				29	7th
David Coulthard	9	DNF	9	18th	12	9	DNF	3	9	DNF	13	11	17th	11	16	7th	DNF	10	DNF
Mark Webber	10	DNF	7th	7th	5	7th	4th	12	6th	10	DNF	9	12	8th	8th	DNF	8th	14th	9

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Stay after the season

A copy of the RB4 is on display in Hangar-7 , a multifunctional building at Salzburg Airport .

Web links

Commons : Red Bull RB4  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news/2008/02/Red_Bull_Neue_Aerodynamik_und_Leihtester_08022617.html